Fortunately, during an appearance on Wednesday’s (16 May) ‘Loose Women’, the comedian revealed his mum had made a “remarkable” recovery, thanking the doctors involved with helping her progress.

ITVRussell on 'Loose Women'

He explained: “She’s done amazing. She had a terrible, terrible car crash. Head-on collision, geezer in the other motor legged it, he’s been pinched.

“She had terrible, terrible injuries. Broken back, broken neck, terrible abdominal injuries... but she’s making a remarkable recovery due to her spirit and the incredible National Health Service, and the people that work there do such phenomenal work. It’s unbelievable.”

Discussing her past brushes with ill health, Russell added: “She’s had cancer six times. She’d only finished chemo a month before the crash. So she’s still sort of having to go for regular checks and that. She bounces right back - the woman wants to live – she’s full of spirit.”